Scientists say they’ve discovered traces of the deadly pathogens that ravaged Napoleon’s soldiers during his doomed 1812 retreat from Russia — offering a clearer picture of the circumstances of the French general’s downfall. A study published in the journal Current Biology on Nov. 3 analyzed DNA from the teeth of French soldiers who were buried … Read more
“Chapel Bill” is in vacation mode. Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson ventured to Nantucket over the weekend with UNC on its bye week, as seen in photos obtained Sunday by The Post. Clad in a navy blue sweater with a lobster stitched on the front, the 24-year-old Hudson accessorized her look with sunglasses and … Read more
These summer hot spots are the most likely to become people’s final destinations. Some of the country’s most idyllic summer vacay spots also have a darker side. With the summer travel season in full swing, maritime and resort injury law firm Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. has ranked the nation’s most dangerous summer vacation hubs … Read more
Before there was Michael Pollan and his “intentional eating” MasterClass, before there was “intermittent fasting” and the Wim Hof Method, there was Franz Xaver Mayr, the early-20th-century Austrian physician. His revolutionary Mayr Method was grounded in the belief that the secret to health and beauty starts in the gut. His cult-like following led to the … Read more
Gwyneth Patlrow’s “holistic, immersive retreat” in the Meatpacking District has some visitors stressed out. The Hollywood star’s free “seasonal installation” at Genesis House, which also houses a Korean restaurant, is called “The Forest Within” and is supposed to be “a restorative and multi-sensory wellness experience.” Gwyneth Paltrow’s immersive installation at Genesis House first opened last month. Neil Rasmus / Shutterstock But some … Read more
Grief often brings us faceto- face with the complexities of our emotions and, for me, it was no different. When I was navigating the pain of the loss of my mentor, I found solace in the works of Mary Oliver. A phrase from the poem “The Uses of Sorrow” resonated deeply with me: “Someone I … Read more
Katy Perry credits a week-long, $5,350 hippy healing retreat with turning her life around through methods including beating a pillow with a baseball bat and ripping up phone books. And others who have been to The Hoffman Institute in California — where participants spend thousands to give up their phones, alcohol, sex and exercise to … Read more
In a sunny hilltop village on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, Marina Efraimoglou has pulled off a deft wellness feat: creating Euphoria Retreat, where Greek and Eastern medical traditions provide an experience both clinical and pampering. “Ancient Greek philosophers embraced life with joy, sensuality and excitement,” says Efraimoglou, a 62-year-old Hodgkin lymphoma survivor. A reformed investment banker, … Read more
Counterintuitive. How else would you describe a wildly relaxing spa treatment that entails plunking on a headset blaring discordant screechiness and lying on a heated daybed that shakes like an earthquake? But such is the wonder of the VEMI — one of the many high-tech adventures awaiting guests of the new sleep retreat at Carillon … Read more
English countryside locals are slamming plans for a luxury wellness retreat catering to millennials over concerns the ritzy development will ruin precious green space and disturb area wildlife. The proposed retreat would be nestled in Kent Wood, a rich forest just 45 miles northeast of London, where developers expect its young clientele will hail from. … Read more
Sex was Larry Levenson’s domain. As the owner of swank swingers’ lounge Plato’s Retreat, located inside the Upper West Side’s Ansonia Hotel, he epitomized late 1970s hedonism in NYC — and even made partner-swapping mainstream. It was an unlikely path for the Bronx-born Levenson, an absentee father of three who had previously worked as the … Read more
This place will take you back 65 million years. A real-life dinosaur-themed property, dubbed “Jurassic Retreat,” has hit the market for $1.3 million. Located in Washougal, Washington, near Portland, Oregon, the property sits on more than 2 acres of land and comes with dinosaurs galore. Spanning over 2,100 square feet, the open-beam loft is made … Read more